Homemade Herb & Garlic Mayonnaise - Recipe

I got tired of buying mayonnaise, not using it, it going bad, needing to buy more. So I hunted for a simple recipe to make it myself. It doesn't get any simpler than an egg and a cup of oil. But after trying the new Kraft sandwich mayonnaises, I needed to make my mayonnaise with a kick.

My first attempt at homemade mayonnaise flopped. I used extra virgin olive oil by accident. Don't use EVOO - the flavor is too strong. That aside, the mayonnaise didn't whip up properly, probably because I poured the oil in too quickly. So remember to pour your oil in slowly. If you have a stand mixer, I think it's better than a whisk.

1 large egg
1 cup canola oil
1/2 tsp salt (adjust as needed)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried parsley

1. Beat the egg slightly in the mixer bowl. Turn the beater to medium-high speed and very slowly pour (almost like a drizzle) in the canola oil. Let it mix very well, until soft peaks form.

2. Add in spices and mix on medium speed.

3. Store in refrigerator for up to a week.

This makes 24 servings (2 tsp/10 g each), each with 83.4 calories, 9.3 g fat, 0 g carbs, 0.3 g protein - 2 WW/Core friendly (and you get your 2 tsp of healthy oils!)

NROL4W - Stage 3 - Thursday - Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2

I got on the scale today. I was scared to, given the way I'd been eating. It wasn't absolutely horrible - 136.5. I can live with that. I don't know how often I'll be getting on the scale. At least monthly. But I'm not going to stress about that number. I just want to fit into my clothes again.

I kicked off the month with Turbo Jam. My legs are just so tired. I probably could have done better if not for that. I still burned 403 calories (4 activity points).

Food:
apple
scrambled eggs w/ onion, peppers, avocado & salsa, toast w/ Smart Balance [2 pts]
grilled chicken breast & oven-baked zucchini chips w/ ketchup [2 pts for breading]
honeydew
cheese [1 pt] & red pepper slices
Mexican ground beef bulgur skillet
banana

80 ounces of water and two coffees. 15 weekly and 11 activity points remaining.

Tomorrow's workout - Stage 3A.

NROL4W - Stage 3 - Wednesday - Workout B1

Stage 3B

barbell Romanian dead lift w/ bent over row 1x6x65 lbs, 2x6x70 lbs

105 s rest

partial single leg squat 3x6 - I used my suspension trainer for this, to help me balance. Cheating, I guess but I need a reason to use it.

wide-grip lat pull down (assisted pull up) 3x6

105 s rest

back extension 3x6

YTWL shoulder matrix 1x6x3 lbs, 2x6x5 lbs - These suckers are hard.

105 s rest

(long arm) Swiss ball crunch 3x6

prone jackknife 3x6

Swiss ball side crunch 3x6 [per side]

105 s rest

Intervals: 3 min warm up, 1 min work/2 min recovery x 5, 2 min cool down [20 minutes total] - I did simulated jump roping with various foot movements for my work intervals and a light jog for my recovery intervals.


THIS WORKOUT ROCKS SO FREAKING HARD!! I loved it. It is probably the best workout I have ever done. It was challenging and I could feel ever muscle in my body working its ass off. There is usually something in every workout that I dislike, but this just rocked! I burned 143 calories with the intervals and I learned that I can jump rope much better without a jump rope. So, 2 activity points for the weights and 1 for the intervals. I've decided that all of my weight workouts are going to get 2 points, regardless of how long they take. Most of the time is rest anyway. I hate long rest periods.

Food:

apple & cottage cheese
chocolate milk [1 pt] - I drank this between my weight training and my intervals. I needed the pick me up.
salad w/ tuna fish, cucumbers, peppers, tomato, onion, cheese [1 pt] & vidalia onion dressing [1 pt] - I feel guilty using my points on cheese and this dressing. I did just use half a serving of dressing and bulked it up with a teaspoon of olive oil.
carrot sticks & a little pickle
beef stroganoff w/ whole wheat pasta, broccoli & cauliflower [3 pts for non-Core ingredients] - This was really, really good. But pasta does not fill me up at all. I was hungry 90 minutes later.
eggs & turkey, toast w/ Smart Balance [2 pts]

80 ounces of water and two coffees. 20 weekly and 7 activity points remaining.

Tomorrow's workout - Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2

NROL4W - Stage 3 - Tuesday - Tabata & Recharge

I got up too late to do sprints before it got too hot, so I did bench jumps in the house - 75 calories burned, 1 activity point. I followed that up with Recharge from ChaLean Extreme. I'm just not ready for PiYo.

Food:
scrambled eggs [1 pt for cream] w/ broccoli, avocado & salsa, toast w/ Smart Balance [2 pts]
salad w/ grilled chicken breast, avocado, & homemade honey mustard dressing
broiled salmon with rosemary, broccoli
carrot sticks, pepper slices & cheese [2 pts]

80 ounces of water and two coffees. 28 weekly and 4 activity points remaining.

Tomorrow's workout - Stage 3B.

NROL4W - Stage 3 - Monday - Workout A1

Stage 3A

one-arm dumbbell snatch 3x6x25 lbs

105 s rest

dumbbell single leg Romanian dead lift 3x6x30 lbs

barbell bent over row 3x6x65 lbs

105 s rest

dumbbell single arm overhead squat 3x6x10 & 20 lbs

dumbbell incline bench press 3x6x30 lbs

105 s rest

plank 3x90 s

reverse wood chop 3x6 - purple band

105 s rest

bodyweight matrix (24 squats, 12 lunges per leg, 12 lunge jumps per leg, 24 squat jumps) - 12:39, but I did a light jog at the end to give me an even 15 minutes, and 108 calories burned. The goal for the matrix is to do all the exercises as quickly as possible (in good form). You go through the matrix once, rest twice as long as it took you to do the exercises, then repeat the exercises. I hated resting that long (6:30) and I don't think I'm going to anymore. I think I will rest for an amount of time equal to the time it took me to go through the exercises once. 

2 points for the weights and 1 point for the matrix. This is some fun stuff.

Food:

yogurt w/ mudding mix & cereal

curried beans, toast w/ Smart Balance [2 pts], a few cherries
eggs & mandarin oranges, yellow pepper slices a little later
bulgur w/ broccoli, onions & garlic

80 ounces of water and one coffee. 33 weekly and 3 activity points remaining.

Tomorrow's workout - Tabata sprints & PiYo. Maybe on the PiYo. I previewed it earlier today and it's a little fast paced. I'll give it a go, though. Or I'll do Recharge from ChaLean Extreme.

DVD Winner and Break Week Ramblings

One thing I have learned during this horrible, horrible episode of binge eating is that no, I can't keep junk food in the house. I used to be able to but not any more. I've been in denial. I kept telling myself that it didn't matter if we had it in the house, I would go get something. But really, that's not the case 95% of the time. The things I ate this week, I ate because they were there. So no more. I won't be keeping ice cream and chips (not really a big trigger for me) and candy in the house. I do want to keep pretzels because my son likes them, and I don't think they are horrible. It's the sugar that gets me. I have to get rid of the Cheerios, too. I can't keep those in the house. Cheerios are a weakness.

I managed Meatless Monday just fine, and for the first time in 6 months, I was not starving all day. I know my fat was higher but even before that, I had no appetite. I had quite a bit of produce that I needed to eat (before we left for our trip) and I was just not hungry.

I've been doing some investigating into my blood glucose levels. So far, there's nothing alarming, but I have borderline high readings at times. I will continue to monitor this until my test strips are gone (I bought 100).

More investigating regarding rosacea. I've known forever that I have it. I have never been officially diagnosed because I'm not wasting money on a doctor just to tell me that. That also means I can't get prescription medicine, too. Anyway, I was reading up on it, regarding trigger foods. I have had the book, The Rosacea Diet by Barry something-or-other (I'm too lazy to go look) and it's a low carb diet. Not Atkins low but lower than I like. I do know of many low carbers whose skin does improve on Atkins. That aside, the list of possible trigger foods for rosacea makes me sad:

• dairy including yogurt, sour cream, cheese (except cottage cheese);
• alcohol including red wine, beer, vodka, gin, bourbon, and champagne;
• chocolate;
• soy sauce;
• yeast extract;
• eggplants, avocados, spinach;
• some beans and pods, including lima, navy or peas;
• citrus fruits, including tomatoes, bananas, red plums, raisins, or figs;
• spicy and temperature hot foods.

However, seeing chocolate on there might be more motivation for me to give it up. I know that my symptoms (mostly the cyst-like bumps) are worse the more junk I eat.

The rest of my break week was pretty terrible. I was constantly on the go, shopping and prepping for my step-daughter's graduation & party. I didn't get any decent exercise, unless one counts falling on my ass playing badminton exercise. I'm not talking about a slip. I'm talking full run, my feet fly out from under me because I was wearing flip flops on wet grass, feet to the sky, ass to grass fall. Thank goodness only the 3 boys playing the game with me saw what happened. I'm fine but it was enough to end the game for me. I ate terribly but I did pass on the many bags of chips my mother-in-law wanted to send home with me. "But they are made with whole grains. They are healthy!"

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NROL4W - Stage 2 - Friday - TRX Endurance Circuit

After I blogged last night, I had some pork rinds, pretzels, and grapes. Grapes are a Filling Food, and I probably ate 4 points worth of the other stuff. I am not happy about it. I didn't need to eat anything, but I was being nosy when I heard my husband laughing at the television, so I came out to see what he was watching. I ended up grabbing the crap off the shelf on my way through. Bah! I really wanted to eat a peanut butter and nutella sandwich, but I switched to grapes instead.

Today's workout was the TRX Endurance Circuit. Remember to "Like" TRX Suspension System on Facebook. On their TRX Fans Only tab, there is a video of the workout. It will be online free for the next week and a half.  Here is the summary, but you really need to watch the video to see how the moves are done.

Start with 1-2 complete circuits and add a third as your strength and conditioning improve. Begin each set in a challenging but manageable body angle. As you fatigue, change position to reduce resistance and keep going! Cardio intervals can include jump rope, burpees, rowing, running, etc. On an intensity scale of 1-10, perform the intervals at a level of 6-7.

kneeling rollout (facing away) [low handles] 20 reps

sprinters start (pause at top) [mid-level handles/45 deg] 20 reps per leg

single arm back row [high handles, looped together] 20 reps per arm

cardio intervals – 2 minutes: shadow jumping (basic bounce, side to side, forward & back, alternate foot)

T Y deltoid fly [mid-level handles] 20 reps

single leg squat with hop 20 reps per leg

chest press with leg abducted (raised) [high handles] 10 reps per leg

cardio intervals – 2 minutes: jumping jacks, side shuffle, forward/back lunge

reverse oblique crunch [low-ish handles] 20 reps

plank 30-60 seconds

hamstring curl 20 reps

cardio intervals – 2 minutes: squat jumps, cycle jumps (x country ski), mountain climbers, jumping jacks

I did 1 circuit because I was so uncoordinated with the moves and my feet kept slipping on my floor. It took about 25 minutes, with a short warm up.

I'll be back June 28. I desperately need a break from this.

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